What is a verb? Check out this video Verbs in French can be a bit confusing initially, but with practise and help from a French Verb book, some patterns will emerge and students will gain understanding. Students can read __this introduction__ about verbs to get a general overview of French verbs.Two important verbs are être (to be) and avoir (to have). Students can discover the meanings of these verbs by playing these __games__, and by pracitising these __activities__. Être (to be) —être (to be)— au présent — je suis, tu es, il est, elle est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont, elles sont Avoir (to have)—Avoir (to have)— au présent — j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ontExpressions with avoir. Verbs fall under three groups (those ending in er, ir and re).Jouer (to play) — (Premier groupe)jouer — au présent — je joue, tu joues, il/elle joue, nous jouons, vous jouez, ils/elles jouentExpressions — jouer à = to play (a game or a sport); jouer de = to play (an instrument) Aimer (to like) — aimer — au présent — j'aime, tu aimes, il/elle aime, nous aimons, vous aimez, ils/elles aimentExpressions — aimer à la folie = to love wildly IR verbs (2nd group)Specific information about how to conjugate -__ir verbs.__ Not all verbs ending in -ir follow this pattern, however. Irregular -ir verbs include ouvrir, partir, sortir, and dormir. RE verbs (3rd group) Specific information about how to conjugate __-re verbs__. Students will need to know the pattern for conjugating this group of verbs and will need to know how to conjugate entendre.Verbs such as __prendre__ , __mettre__, and __suivre__ are irregular and will need to be looked at separately. Aller is an important verb that is used in many __expressions__. Verb Conjugators —__Verb Conjugation__ made simple. __Online verb practise__
Verbs in French can be a bit confusing initially, but with practise and help from a French Verb book, some patterns will emerge and students will gain understanding. Students can read __this introduction__ about verbs to get a general overview of French verbs.Two important verbs are être (to be) and avoir (to have). Students can discover the meanings of these verbs by playing these __games__, and by pracitising these __activities__. Être (to be) —être (to be)— au présent — je suis, tu es, il est, elle est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont, elles sont
Avoir (to have)—Avoir (to have)— au présent — j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ontExpressions with avoir.
Verbs fall under three groups (those ending in er, ir and re).Jouer (to play) — (Premier groupe)jouer — au présent — je joue, tu joues, il/elle joue, nous jouons, vous jouez, ils/elles jouentExpressions — jouer à = to play (a game or a sport); jouer de = to play (an instrument)
Aimer (to like) — aimer — au présent — j'aime, tu aimes, il/elle aime, nous aimons, vous aimez, ils/elles aimentExpressions — aimer à la folie = to love wildly
IR verbs (2nd group)Specific information about how to conjugate -__ir verbs.__ Not all verbs ending in -ir follow this pattern, however. Irregular -ir verbs include ouvrir, partir, sortir, and dormir.
RE verbs (3rd group)
Specific information about how to conjugate __-re verbs__. Students will need to know the pattern for conjugating this group of verbs and will need to know how to conjugate entendre.Verbs such as __prendre__ , __mettre__, and __suivre__ are irregular and will need to be looked at separately.
Aller is an important verb that is used in many __expressions__. Verb Conjugators —__Verb Conjugation__ made simple.
__Online verb practise__